Amy Dilday

Amy Dilday
Partner
721 First Avenue North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
(727) 898-7210
Paralegal: April Bogert
abogert@eflegal.com

Areas of Practice:

• Appellate Practic
• Commercial Litigation

Education:

• Stetson University, College of Law, Gulfport, Florida, Juris Doctor: May 2005, Cum
  Laude
• Truman University, Kirksville, Missouri: M.A. in Speech and Language Pathology.
• Truman University, Kirksville, Missouri: B.S. in Speech and Language Pathology.
  Summa Cum Laude.

Bar Admissions:

• Florida Bar
  

Court Admissions:

• Florida – all courts
• United States District Court – Middle District
• United States District Court – Northern District
• United States Court of Appeals – Eleventh Circuit

Practice Experience

• Practices primarily in the area of appellate law and has successfully researched, written,
  and argued state and federal appellate court briefs, substantive trial motions, and
  memorandums.
• Has litigated in every Florida district court of appeal, the Supreme Court of Florida, and
  the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• Civil litigation in the areas of commercial litigation, professional liability defense,
  medical malpractice, and long-term care defense.

Representative Cases

• Served as appellate counsel in litigation, drafting summary judgment motions on behalf
  of client that lead to successful settlement negotiations and the dismissal of the case.
• Represented client in an appeal securing the affirmance of summary judgment in the
  client’s favor in hotly-contested litigation in both the state and federal appellate courts
  regarding issues of joint venture, statutory compliance, and constitutional law.
• Served as primary appellate counsel in multiple appeals that overturned trial court rulings
  denying the clients’ motions to enforce their arbitration agreements.
• Served as counsel in both the trial courts and appellate courts, successfully defending against claims for punitive damages.
• Served as appellate counsel in the trial court and lead counsel in the appellate court in an action concerning riparian rights case, resulting in a court determination that the client was entitled to the waterfront land adjacent to the property.
• Served as appellate counsel in the trial court and lead counsel in the appellate court that
• successfully upheld summary judgment for the client in a professional malpractice claim.

Professional Recognition

• Board Certified in Appellate Practice, The Florida Bar, June 1, 2014.
• Best Lawyers Named as a Best Lawyer among Appellate Attorneys in the Tampa Bay
  Area for 2020 and 2021
• Florida Association of Women Lawyers Leader in the Law Award 2019.

Publications and Speaking Engagements

• Presenting Speaker, Setting Up Your Daubert Motion: Best Practices for Procedure,
  Preservation, and Ethics, Florida Legal Defense Association, June 2021.
• Panel Speaker, Azar Wars: An Update on Florida health Science Center, Inc. v. Secretary
  of HHS and Strategies for Protecting Patient Safety Work Product, Florida Society for
  Healthcare Risk Management, May 2020.
• Presenting Speaker, Millennial Issues: Social Media and Medical Marijuana, Florida
  Society for Healthcare Risk Management, July 2019.
• Author, The Record on Appeal: What Do You Do When There was No Court Reporter?,
  Florida Bar Journal, November 2010.
• Co-author, The Appellate Opinion is Out—Now What Do I Do?, Florida Bar Journal,
  May, 2008.

Professional and Civic Activities

• The Florida Bar: Appellate Practice Section
• The Hillsborough County Bar: Appellate Practice Section
• Pinellas County Association of Women Lawyers, currently serving as CLE Director
• Lighthouse Counseling Services, Inc., board member.